Mid-day – Keaton Jennings scored a century on his Test debut against India in Mumbai but lost his place midway through last season after struggling to build on that early milestone

Keaton Jennings

In the aftermath of the humiliating nine-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the opening Test at Lord’s, England selectors on Monday recalled opener Keaton Jennings for the second Test at Headingley, while dropping an off-colour Mark Stoneman from the squad.

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Keaton Jennings scored a century on his Test debut against India in Mumbai but lost his place midway through last season after struggling to build on that early milestoneKeaton Jennings In the aftermath of the humiliating nine-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the opening Test at Lord’s, England selectors on Monday recalled opener Keaton Jennings for the second Test at Headingley, while dropping an off-colour Mark Stoneman from the squad.

Jennings, 25, scored a century on his Test debut against India in Mumbai but lost his place midway through last season after struggling to build on that early milestone.

“Keaton Jennings showed a strong temperament in scoring a hundred on his Test match debut against India in December 2016,” national selector Ed Smith said.

Mark has experienced a disappointing start to the 2018 season and had a difficult Test match at Lord’s,” Smith added.

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